Sunday, November 27, 2011

EASY ON SUNDAY WITH DANTE: TIPS TO LIVE BY!

Here's Dante on the back deck enjoying some unusually warm weather for late November.

"It's Sunday and yoor supposta take it easeh", says Dante from his PURRch.



 "So, I'm gonna giff yoo some yoosfull tips."



"First of all, there are da lynx tips on mai ears.  They help me to know which way da wind blows."



"But dat's beside da point.  Onna Sunday, if yoo reely wanna chill, yoo gotta keep your head down ...



... an' yoor nose clean -- which is hardah dan yoo fink if yoo has post-nasal dwip!  So make shur yoo hassa hankie."

Have an easy Sunday efurryone!


Monday, November 21, 2011

LACOCOON DANTE: LION OR MISSING LYNX?

I noticed another development in Dante's facial appearance just the other day.  The fur flowing from his cheek area was becoming more pronounced and pointed.  Take a look.



It's like these points of fur were separating from the rest of his mane and now he looked much more lynx than lion!

So, I did some comparison shots.




Maine Coons evolved from European cats that were brought over by early settlers, but there has been a long held myth (apparently genetically impossible) that they mated with wildcats, like the lynx.  However, between the cheek tufts and the ear tufts, it's otherwise tuft to explain.

Now, most folks think Dante looks like a lion, and I would agree there are significant similarities there, too. 




So what do you think?  Is Dante a lion, a lynx or something in-between?  Perhaps even the 'missing lynx' of the feline variety?


Leonine Dante


Lynxified Dante

Maybe Dante's a whole new species.
 A 'lynxion' PURRhaps?
What say you?